John Foster Watkins
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4615597
- Admitted
- 2008 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
John Foster Watkins is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
54 other attorneys list Kahana Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 2008, and 43 of the 55 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Michael Wright Jr | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Eric Samuel Bernhardt | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Diamond Miragliotta | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Leslie Denise McMillan | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Moya Marsha O’Connor | 2010 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
John Foster Watkins studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY”). 758 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as John Foster Watkins was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 42,837 were admitted before 2008 and 48,443 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Kahana Feld LLP55 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 2008; 43 of the 55 give an office in New York, NY.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,620 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of John Foster Watkins’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted John Foster Watkins in 2008. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).